Generate AI videos with OpenAI Sora 2 & upload to Google Drive
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 16 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“OpenAI Sora”). Along the way it connects Google Drive. It also calls api.openai.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“OpenAI Sora”).
- Settings (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 4 fields: prompt, model, size…
- Reference (Switch): routes items into 2 branches
- Create Video A (HTTP Request): calls api.openai.com (POST)
- Create Video B (HTTP Request): calls api.openai.com (POST)
- Check Status (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Status (Switch): routes items into 4 branches
- Download (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Thumbnail (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Wait: waits 30 seconds
- Failed (n8n Form): shows the next form page
…plus 5 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.openai.com
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (9)
- Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - n8n Form Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger - n8n Form
n8n-nodes-base.form - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Aggregate
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate
From the author
Who's it for This template is designed for filmmakers, content creators, social media managers, and AI developers who want to harness OpenAI's Sora 2 for creating physically accurate, cinematic videos with synchronized audio. Whether you're generating…